A claim that UK higher education cannot be considered a success while it receives a £14.3 billion annual public subsidy has been dismissed by senior sector figures.The suggestion is made in a report...
Campaigners lobby pension fund to pull cash from controversial Indian scheme, John Morgan writes
Hefce set to reassess research degree programme allocation after Smith review, writes Zoë Corbyn
Study suggests that the demographic profile of postgraduates is shifting. Rebecca Attwood reports
Welsh academics are aiming to create their own version of the British Academy or Royal Society with the launch of the first Learned Society for Wales.The society, which will be based in Cardiff, will...
As the battle over postgraduate funding heats up, a group of newer universities has moved to protect its share of the pot, rebuking those who "wrongly assume that postgraduate study is the province...
The "obscure and misleading" terminology used in the setting of degree standards is to be reviewed for the first time in a decade.The Quality Assurance Agency has launched a consultation on its "...
Shadow ministers criticise 'drip, drip, drip' of reductions at THE debate, Melanie Newman writesThe thorny issues of university funding cuts and their impact on the student experience were thrashed...
Sheffield drops disciplinary action over conference submission and opts for review. Zoë Corbyn reports
Union calls for job protection as Sheffield moots potential cost-cutting moves. John Morgan reports
A controversial element is to be axed from proposed guidelines aimed at clarifying the relationship between independent scientific advisers and the Government.A first draft of the document, which was...
Funding cutsUnion supports administratorsThe UK's largest public sector trade union has warned that cutting administration jobs should not be seen as a pain-free option by universities seeking to...
Personal bias raises questions over use of lists to judge academic excellence. Hannah Fearn reports
United StatesScientists go to WashingtonRepresentatives of leading research universities have visited Capitol Hill to plead their case for more federal funding to rebuild neglected science facilities...
Liberal-arts bodies echo Oxbridge's buildings, teaching and traditions. Jon Marcus reports